Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Dellwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 29189211802 ·
St. Louis County, MO · pop 3,118 · 76% of tract blocks fall in Dellwood
Here is how census tract 29189211802, in Dellwood, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,118. On the national scale it ranks #26,945 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,106 a month against an average household income of $61,574 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 19%Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,208
Renter share35.0%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$61,574
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Dellwood
Very Low
Within county
71th percentile
#70 of 236 tracts In St. Louis County
Elevated
Within state
46th percentile
#887 of 1,654 tracts In Missouri
Moderate
National
43th percentile
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dellwood and the region
Centroid at 38.7567, -90.2730 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dellwood scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dellwood
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Missouri legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,106 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dellwood
3.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dellwood
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dellwood
5.5
How Dellwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
43%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
13%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
2%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
698Total filings over 8 yrs
20.13%Avg annual filing rate
13.7%Peak (2017)
112Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2003 to 2017
Filings climbed 47% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
721Total filings 2020-21
9.4Avg monthly (observed)
7.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.26×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Southwest Oregon, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
24.9%Housing insecurity
18.1%Utility-shutoff threat
26.2%Food insecurity
22.3%SNAP enrollment
14.5%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
39.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dellwood
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dellwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the St. Louis County average of 5.6 and above the Missouri statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.26x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 29189211802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 29189211802?
Census tract 29189211802 in Dellwood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 29189211802?
Median gross rent is $1,106/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 29189211802?
10.8% of residents in tract 29189211802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,118.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 29189211802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 70th, minority 90th, housing 13th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 29189211802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 698 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 29189211802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.13% of renter households, peaking at 13.7% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 29189211802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.26× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon eviction laws, OR), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 29189211802 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.9% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 18.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 29189211802 compare to Dellwood overall?
Tract 29189211802 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Dellwood at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dellwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 29189211802 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dellwood
Top eight tracts in Dellwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.